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Blob Sculpin

Psychrolutes phrictus

Also known as: Blobfish, Blobfish Sculpin, Deepsea Sculpin, Deepsea Blob Sculpin, Flathead Sculpin, Giant Blob Sculpin

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Overview

Found singly, or in schools, close to the bottom, over very deep waters of the ocean.
Widespread North Pacific

These Sculpins, are bottom dwelling fish shaped like tadpoles, with large heads and bodies that taper back.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
cirri
Behaviour
bottom dwellingschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Northwest Pacific, Northeast Pacific
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Found singly, or in schools, close to the bottom, over very deep waters of the ocean.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyPsychrolutidae
    6. genusPsychrolutes
    7. speciesPsychrolutes phrictus Stein & Bond, 1978

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